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miffed Pakistan has threatened to pull out of the FIH Junior World Cup to be held in
India later this year, a day after the Indian government cancelled the proposed bilateral
series between the two nations. "We may pull out of the Junior WC to be held in India in December. Enough is enough and we can't take this anymore," Pakistan Hockey
Federation general secretary Asif Bajwa said. "This is happening again and again. First they send our
players back without even giving them a chance to play
in a single match in the Hockey India League and now
this," he said from Lahore. The FIH Junior World Cup will be held here at the Major
Dhyan Chand Stadium from December 6 to 15 this year. Bajwa's comments came after the simmering political tensions between India and Pakistan prompted the Indian government to call off the
upcoming bilateral hockey series between the two countries. Pakistan was scheduled to tour India in mid-April for five hockey Tests, followed by a
return visit by India. But the ministry of external affairs has refused to give the green signal to the planned
series, after the Pakistan Parliament passed a resolution against Afzal Guru's execution
and the recent 'fidayeen' attack on a CRPF camp in Srinagar that left five CRPF personnel
dead. Bajwa also said that Pakistan will no longer take any initiative for the resumption of
Indo-Pak hockey ties after the recent episode. "Whatever we could do we have already done. We have done enough for the
resumption of hockey between the two nations. Now India will have to take the
initiative," he said. Asked about the future of this much-anticipated series, Bajwa said, "It is up to India
now. We were ready to send our team first but now if such bilateral series takes place
in future, the Indian team will have to visit Pakistan first. "It was a golden chance to reduce tensions between the two countries but India has
closed the doors."
India later this year, a day after the Indian government cancelled the proposed bilateral
series between the two nations. "We may pull out of the Junior WC to be held in India in December. Enough is enough and we can't take this anymore," Pakistan Hockey
Federation general secretary Asif Bajwa said. "This is happening again and again. First they send our
players back without even giving them a chance to play
in a single match in the Hockey India League and now
this," he said from Lahore. The FIH Junior World Cup will be held here at the Major
Dhyan Chand Stadium from December 6 to 15 this year. Bajwa's comments came after the simmering political tensions between India and Pakistan prompted the Indian government to call off the
upcoming bilateral hockey series between the two countries. Pakistan was scheduled to tour India in mid-April for five hockey Tests, followed by a
return visit by India. But the ministry of external affairs has refused to give the green signal to the planned
series, after the Pakistan Parliament passed a resolution against Afzal Guru's execution
and the recent 'fidayeen' attack on a CRPF camp in Srinagar that left five CRPF personnel
dead. Bajwa also said that Pakistan will no longer take any initiative for the resumption of
Indo-Pak hockey ties after the recent episode. "Whatever we could do we have already done. We have done enough for the
resumption of hockey between the two nations. Now India will have to take the
initiative," he said. Asked about the future of this much-anticipated series, Bajwa said, "It is up to India
now. We were ready to send our team first but now if such bilateral series takes place
in future, the Indian team will have to visit Pakistan first. "It was a golden chance to reduce tensions between the two countries but India has
closed the doors."
